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GameSpy's Top MGS Moments: Metal Gear Solid (Day Two)

Here at GameSpy, it's no secret that we love Metal Gear Solid. After all, we concluded nearly three years ago that it's our favorite PlayStation game of all time. With MGS4 on the horizon in a month, we've decided to help refresh your memory with a look at some of the best moments from a decade's worth of Tactical Espionage Action. For the next four weeks on Thursdays and Fridays, we'll be rolling out all our favorite MGS moments, including our favorite bosses. This week, we'll be taking a look at the title that kicked things off, Metal Gear Solid.

Scenario: After Naomi gives a Mark Renton-like speech about choosing life, complete with Alaskan sled dogs, there's a slight pause post-credits as a dialogue between Revolver Ocelot and another person commences. We'll let you listen for yourself, but the groundwork for MGS2 is effectively laid out right here.

Sterling: I'm not sure whether this is my absolute favorite moment from MGS, but it's up there. I called one of my best friends to tell him that I'd beaten the game. His response? "Don't skip the credits, and call me back in five minutes." Mr. Mizell, that was some of the best advice you could've given me. It's yet another serpentine twist that puts a different slant on the events of the game, something that would come to define the franchise. Nothing's really quite what it seems to be.

AJ: Does it really lay the groundwork? Because MGS2 still doesn't make a lot of sense to me. But that's a discussion for another article...

Miguel: A big "WTF" moment without a doubt. I didn't really start thinking too much about MGS lore till the second game came out, but I distinctly recall this seed being planted. It may have been the first time that I considered just how important installment-to-installment continuity could be in a game series.